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Containing inflation priority for new govt: Minister

May 29, 2014 13:54 IST

InflationContaining inflation is a priority for the newly formed government, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday after a cabinet meeting.

"Containing inflation is an obvious priority for the government," Naidu told a news briefing after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a cabinet meeting.

Modi, who was sworn in on Monday after a landslide election victory, has completed his government team.

Thursday's cabinet meeting scheduled an opening session of the lower house of parliament for June 4-11.

Manoj Kumar in New Delhi
Source: REUTERS
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